Saidov and Botchorishvili Discuss Expanding Uzbekistan–Georgia Strategic Partnership
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Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with Georgia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili in Batumi. The talks focused on expanding the strategic partnership, implementing existing agreements and advancing joint projects in key sectors of the economy.
According to Saidov, particular attention was given to implementing agreements reached during Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s state visit to Georgia on 2–3 July 2026. Trade and economic cooperation, transport and logistics, tourism, and education were identified as priority areas.
The two officials also exchanged views on cooperation within international organizations. The meeting formed part of ongoing dialogue between Tashkent and Tbilisi aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and broadening practical cooperation.
The talks come amid growing engagement between Georgia and Central Asian countries. On 23 October, Botchorishvili is scheduled to meet in Batumi with the foreign ministers of the five countries of the region: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. According to the Georgian side, this will be the first meeting of its kind in the history of independent Georgia.
Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Khvtisiashvili has said that cooperation between Tbilisi and Central Asian states has been developing particularly rapidly in recent times. He cited an increase in high-level visits and the establishment of strategic partnerships with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as evidence of this trend.
Khvtisiashvili noted that Georgia’s economic objectives largely align with those of Central Asian countries. The upcoming meeting is expected to provide an opportunity to deepen political and economic cooperation, strengthen regional ties and improve transport connectivity.
The bilateral talks between Uzbekistan and Georgia therefore form part of a broader regional dialogue in which trade, logistics and joint projects are taking on a central role.
The two officials also exchanged views on cooperation within international organizations. The meeting formed part of ongoing dialogue between Tashkent and Tbilisi aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and broadening practical cooperation.
The talks come amid growing engagement between Georgia and Central Asian countries. On 23 October, Botchorishvili is scheduled to meet in Batumi with the foreign ministers of the five countries of the region: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. According to the Georgian side, this will be the first meeting of its kind in the history of independent Georgia.
Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Khvtisiashvili has said that cooperation between Tbilisi and Central Asian states has been developing particularly rapidly in recent times. He cited an increase in high-level visits and the establishment of strategic partnerships with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as evidence of this trend.
Khvtisiashvili noted that Georgia’s economic objectives largely align with those of Central Asian countries. The upcoming meeting is expected to provide an opportunity to deepen political and economic cooperation, strengthen regional ties and improve transport connectivity.
The bilateral talks between Uzbekistan and Georgia therefore form part of a broader regional dialogue in which trade, logistics and joint projects are taking on a central role.
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